Abstract:
Density functional theory calculations were used to investigate CO
2 adsorption behaviors on Fe
tet1-and Fe
oct2-terminated surface of Fe
3O
4 (111). The results indicated that on the Fe
tet1-terminated surface, the linear CO
2 is favored at 1/5 monolayer (ML), whereas the bent CO
2 bonded to surface O, i.e. carbonate structure, becomes possible at higher coverage. On the Fe
oct2-terminated surface, the bent CO
2 is favored; both carbonate and carboxylate structure are formed at both 1/6 and 1/3 ML. Meanwhile, the Fe
tet1-terminated Fe
3O
4(111) surface has weak coverage effects, whereas the Fe
oct2-terminated Fe
3O
4(111) surface has strong coverage effects; the Fe
oct2-terminated surface is thermodynamically more favorable than the Fe
tet1-terminated surface for CO
2 adsorption.